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NCLEX Nutrition

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1. What water soluble vitamins are easily excreted from body?






2. How long should a food record or journal is analyzed for nutrient content?






3. If fat intake is insufficient then expect these medical problems






4. What does DASH stand for?






5. What type of albumin levels will show malnutrtion?






6. Insufficient intake of carbohydrate results in these two nutrients being used as energy






7. What color vegetables are to be consumed more of?






8. Name six sources of grains






9. What foods are good if patient. is vitamin A defecient and/or suffer from night blindness or xeropthalmia?






10. What foods are good sources of carbohydrates?






11. These cannot be synthesized by body and must be obtained by diet






12. What is the function of vitamin E?






13. Sources of fats






14. Concentrated sources of energy poviding 9 calories/gram






15. What function is vitamin D?






16. How much more calories are needed for lactation?






17. What is normal albumin levels?






18. Promote normal metabolism - and prevent this nutrient from being used for energy






19. How much grains are to be eaten per day?






20. If inadequate amounts of protein can lead to this






21. What orange vegetables are good to eat?






22. What foods are needed for pellegra - dermatitis - diarrhea - and dementia?






23. If a patient. was riboflavin B2 deficient what foods are good sources of B2?






24. What type of fat is to kept to an all time low for consumption?






25. What blood levels are checked for decrease in iron?






26. When does BMR increase?






27. How much fruit is to be eaten/day?






28. How much vegetables are to be eaten per day?






29. How many cal/gram are carbohydrates?






30. Where can you find good sources of vitamin K?






31. What is the recording tool for all foods/beverages consumed in last 24 hours includes time - location - portion?






32. What are healthy sources of fats?






33. What function is vitamin A?






34. What foods have high quality protein?






35. What type of patients are to utilize nutritional screening initiatives NSI?






36. How much meat/beans should be eaten?






37. How much more calories are needed for pregnancy?






38. Where can you find good sources of vitamin E?






39. What milk products are avoided in the pyramid and not a good supply of calcium?






40. Fats can lead to some medical problems






41. These nutrients required for proper growth - development - body repair - fluid and electrolyte balance - produce enzymes - hormones and antibodies






42. Waist circumference correlates apple versus pear body type and reflects risk pattern for disease






43. How many calories/gram is protein?






44. What is normal BMI?






45. The higher the BMR a client has --






46. What illness is a direct result of vitamin D deficiency?






47. What foods are needed for this deficiency of nutritional anemia - or neural tube defects?






48. Fats are needed for proper absorption of these vitamins






49. If patient. is deficient with this vitamin - what foods will help scurvy or bleeding gums?






50. What is the function of vitamin C?